Slowly but surely, RIM is trying to catch up to its competitors with sexier, more powerful phones. Back in July, the Waterloo, Ontario company announced its intentions to release seven new phones in the coming months. In August, three new BlackBerry Curves were shown off — the 9350, 60, and 70 — as well as a new Bold and a pair of Torches — one with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard like the original and one with a more iPhone-inspired design.

The new phones brought some much-needed specs boosts to the BlackBerry family, like 1.2GHz processors, discreet GPUs, NFC support, and BlackBerry OS7 (which offers a much-improved web browsing experience). RIM isn’t done yet, either: the company has announced two new devices on its official developer blog. Say hello to the Curve Touch 9380 and Bellagio (9790).

The Curve Touch will be the first of its line to receive touchscreen treatment, with a 3.2-inch 480×360 display looming above its signature QWERTY keypad. It’s expected to pack an 800Mhz processor, 5 megapixel camera, 1GB of internal storage, and NFC.

The Bellagio offers a bit more muscle, with RIM’s top-end 1.2GHz workhorse under the hood, teamed with 8GB of internal storage, a 5MP rear-facing camera, a front-facing camera for video chat, and NFC capabilities. Its display is slightly smaller at 2.7 inches, though that does translate to an improved pixel density. Both phones would likely ship with BlackBerry OS 7, as RIM’s first QNX-powered phones aren’t expected until 2012.

Apart from the displays — which were described in depth on the blog so that developers knew what kind of screens they need to make their apps work on — the specs of these two phones are, well, speculative. They’re on par with RIM’s current offerings, though, and it’s safe to assume that the company wouldn’t out a device that was a step backwards at this point. They’ve already got enough problems on their hands.